BANK BARN RECLAIMED
Deteriorated and missing roof coverings, missing siding on the forebay, no gutters, and improper soil grading had contributed heavily to the structural damage of this bank (or Swisser) barn. In addition, several sheds, accessory buildings, and other structures had been built on the barn. In removing those additions, we found even more damage than anticipated. While the carpenters were replacing hand-hewn rafters, roof plates, purlins, floor joists, and forebay posts and sills, and the roofers were putting on a new wood shake roof, the masons were re-building entire sections of stone walls including the stone and earthen ramps. New board-&-batten doors duplicate the originals, including the wrought nails used for clinching in the battens.